Learning Italian at EGA is extremely interactive and students are encouraged to be independent, reflective learners. 

The Italian Department plans for each student to develop confidence in their learning skills, their ability and all students will develop an understanding of how language learning can bring global communities closer together, creating a deeper understanding of other cultures.

 

 

Italian at Key Stage 4

 

Italian is only taught at Key Stage 4 and is taught in two lessons a week after school. Students are studying for their AQA Italian GCSE which comprises of 60% coursework and 40% exam. Students study the following topics:

• Leisure and tourism

• Home and environment

• Work and Education

• Lifestyle – Health, Relationships and choices

 

The units are linked to content in other areas of the curriculum and focus on the creative use of language. There is a greater emphasis on grammar in KS4 and developing independent learning.

 

 

Study at Home for KS4

Students are encouraged to complete vocabulary learning exercises on www.vocabexpress.com, and www.linguastars.com.  www.languagesonline.org.uk is an excellent resource for practising the 3 tenses and other grammatical points.